Gaming Machine Control (Special Employees and Technicians) Regulations 2002

i Gaming Machine Control (Special Employees and Technicians) Regulations 2002 S.R. No. 24/2002 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Regulation Page 1. Objective 1 2. Authorising provision 1 3. Revocation 1 4. Definitions 2 5. Duties of special employees of venue operators 2 6. Duties of special employees of gaming operators 3 7. Duties of technicians under section 16 of the Act 4 8. Other prescribed duties of technicians 4 ═══════════════ ENDNOTES 5 -- 1 of 6 -- 1 STATUTORY RULES 2002 S.R. No. 24/2002 Gaming Machine Control Act 1991 Gaming Machine Control (Special Employees and Technicians) Regulations 2002 The Lieutenant-Governor as the Governors Deputy with the advice of the Executive Council makes the following Regulations: Dated: 9 April 2002 Responsible Minister: JOHN PANDAZOPOULOS Minister for Gaming LUKAS MARTIN Acting Clerk of the Executive Council 1. Objective The objective of these Regulations is to prescribe duties for special employees and technicians. 2. Authorising provision These Regulations are made under section 159 of the Gaming Machine Control Act 1991. 3. Revocation The Gaming Machine Control (Special Employees and Technicians) Regulations 19921 are revoked. -- 2 of 6 -- S.R. No. 24/2002 Gaming Machine Control (Special Employees and Technicians) Regulations 2002 2 4. Definitions In these Regulations— "gaming equipment software" means the software used in relation to gaming equipment and includes game software; "the Act" means the Gaming Machine Control Act 1991. 5. Duties of special employees of venue operators For the purposes of section 15 of the Act and the definition of "special employee" in section 39 of the Act the prescribed duties of a person employed or working in an approved venue are— (a) to provide immediate supervision of persons carrying out the duties prescribed in paragraphs (b) to (g); (b) to investigate gaming machine irregularities and disputes players have about a gaming machine and to report them to the gaming operator; (c) to validate a win by a player on a gaming machine; (d) to pay prizes and refunds; (e) to provide gaming tokens to players, to redeem gaming tokens for players and to physically or electronically store gaming tokens; (f) to possess and issue gaming equipment keys to other special employees and technicians; (g) to access any locked area of a gaming machine. r. 4 -- 3 of 6 -- S.R. No. 24/2002 Gaming Machine Control (Special Employees and Technicians) Regulations 2002 3 6. Duties of special employees of gaming operators For the purposes of section 15 of the Act and the definition of "special employee" in section 39 of the Act the prescribed duties of a person employed by or working for a gaming operator are— (a) to provide immediate supervision of persons carrying out the duties prescribed in paragraphs (b) to (i); (b) to maintain accounts and perform reconciliations in relation to returns and payments required under the Act; (c) to possess and issue gaming equipment keys to other special employees and technicians; (d) to be responsible for the security of data within gaming equipment relating to games and gaming, the electronic monitoring system and player accounts; (e) in relation to gaming equipment software— (i) to program the software; (ii) to prepare, collate and access documentation of the software; (iii) to be responsible for the security of the software; (f) to transfer gaming equipment software into operational mode; (g) to make a variation to a game in accordance with an approval given under section 69 of the Act; (h) to manually re-activate gaming equipment in accordance with operating procedures that form part of an approval given under sections 69, 71 or 75B of the Act; r. 6 -- 4 of 6 -- S.R. No. 24/2002 Gaming Machine Control (Special Employees and Technicians) Regulations 2002 4 (i) to access any locked area of a gaming machine. 7. Duties of technicians under section 16 of the Act For the purposes of section 16 of the Act, the prescribed duties of a technician are— (a) to provide immediate supervision of persons carrying out the duties prescribed in paragraphs (b) and (c); (b) to install gaming equipment; (c) to connect gaming equipment to the electronic monitoring system at the premises of a gaming operator or at an approved venue. 8. Other prescribed duties of technicians For the purposes of the definition of "technician" in section 57 of the Act, the other prescribed duties of a technician are— (a) to provide immediate supervision of persons performing the duties prescribed in paragraphs (b) and (c); (b) to install gaming equipment; (c) to connect gaming equipment to the electronic monitoring system at the premises of a gaming operator or at an approved venue. ═══════════════ r. 7 -- 5 of 6 -- S.R. No. 24/2002 Gaming Machine Control (Special Employees and Technicians) Regulations 2002 5 ENDNOTES 1 Reg. 3: S.R. No. 60/1992. Endnotes -- 6 of 6 --